Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-04-26

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G. d. Bell.
Pembroke-V. A. Garneti, Isaac
Carrot, Jno. II. Sergeant, A. c. Cat
lett, f. S, Beaumont, Jno. II. Penick.
Casky-G. S. Brown.
Mt. Yernon-E. w. Walker, Jno.
Saunders.
Fruit Hill. II. Cavanah.
Crofton-W. P. Winfree, proxy.
Wilson-same
| Scates--same
Stuart-same
Bainbridge-same
Belleview-same
Hamby-L. r. Salmon.
Kelly. II. Moore.
BEVERLY. L. Dulin, M. d. Davie.
Josiah Gray, delegate from Fair
view No. l, arrived after the commit
tee on credentials had reported.
Fairview No. l, Barker's Mill and
Lafayette were not represented.
INSTRUCTIONS.
The committee on credentials re-
ported as detailed above and the con-
ventlon instructed without contest for
the following candidates:
Governor-Gen. S. D. Buckner, of
Hart.
LII. GOv.-COI, J. W. Bryan, of Ken
ton.
Audltor-Fayette Hewitt, of Har-
din.
Treasurer-Jas. w. Tate, of Frank
lin.
Reglster.-Thos. II. Corbctt, of Bal
lard.
p. w. Hardin and A. L. Richards
were placed in nomination for Attor-
ney General and upon call of pre-
cincts Richards received 80 votes aud
Hardin 4, whereupon Richards re-
ceived the instructed vote of the con-
vention.
Prof. ]. w. Rust, of Hopkinsville,
having received 10 delegate votes in
the county for Superintendent of
Puplic Instruction he was placed be-
fore the convention. j. 0. Rust, of
Hopkinsville No. 2, stated that Prof.
Rust was not candidate and asked
that he be not voted for, but after re-
marks by Messrs. J. A. Mckenzie, OF
Longview, and Il. A. Baker, Of Hop
kinsville No. l, motion that he be
declared the first choice Of the con-
vention for said office was unani-
mously adopted, without call of
precincts.
A call of precincts was then made
for second choice and the
vote resulted as follows: II. Boring,
of Hopkins, %; Goodnight of Simp-
son, s; II. X. Taylor, of Logan, q; j.
d. Pickett, of Fayette, 2.
Prof. Boring was accordingly de-
clared the second choice Of the coun-
ty.
OTHER MATTERS.
Tho following resolution offered by
J. o. Rust was adopted.
ResolUed, that the matter of nomi-
mating a candidate for representative
be postponed for the present and re-
ferred to the county convention.
The following resolution proposed
by G. A. Champlin was also adopted
unanimously;
Resolved, that we concede the right
TO Hopkins county to name the can
didate for State Senator from this
district and pledge ourselves to give
such candidate our cordial and en-
thusiastic support.
DELEGATES APPOINTED.
The Chair being authorized TO APP
point, named the following gentlemen
as delegates TO the Louisville conven-
ton, who were instructed to carry
out the expressions of this conven-
ton, voting as unit for the candi-
dates instructed for:
S. G. Buckner, Chas. M. Meacham,
Jas. Rodman, ]. o. Rust, G. H. Bush,
Jno. p. Campbell, Jno. w. Payne, r.
W. Henry, u J. sti.es, W Me-
Pherson, W. P. Winfree, G. S. Brown,
Ino. L. Dulin, Jno. NJ. Dulin, b.. w.
Lackey, DIR. L. s. Stuart, Ben Carroll,
". A. Garnett, @. d. Bell, J. A. Nc
Kenzie, A. NJ. Henry, Austin Peay,
Dr. G. w. Lackey, J. II. Cavanah, G.
F. Jarrett, L. T. Brasher, w. II. Cato,
Jno. Cornelius, T. ]. Morrow, w. e.
WarGeld, J. d. Clardy, L. Z. Salmon,
Isaac CARROT, E. w. Walker, r. A.
Baker, Jas. 4. Coleman, DIR. J. H.
Woosley, DIR. j. r. Moore, Joe Nc
Carroll and Sam NJ. Gaines.